Surviving the next Database Disaster

Access to database information within an organization is critical to thesurvival of the organization. With the expansion of Business to Business (B2B)and Customer to Business (C2B) applications the access to data has becomecritical. The loss of regional power political and public unrest naturaldisasters and an unfortunate mistake by a construction worker diggingthrough a phone cable can drive modern data reliant businesses and theirbusiness partners into bankrutcy. Any organization that uses informationstored in databases or has relationships with businesses that use databasesare at risk. The loss of the database and the information needed to manageminute to minute operations of just in time management are at risk.ComAir's loss of access to the aircrew database over the Chrismas of 2004grounded 1160 flights and stranded over 30000 passengers across the U.S.and Bahamas. ComAir was influential in driving Delta Airlines into bankrutcyin under a year. Any organization or business that relies on electronic databasesare at risk. Every CEO CIO CFO or anybody with aspirations to becomethe next organizational leader needs to read this book.